Fast Facts


  • The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

     

     

    • Nickname: "PIKE" - members are known as "Pikes"
    • Founded: March 1, 1868 at the University of Virginia
    • Chapters & Colonies: More than 225 groups across the United States & Canada
    • Members: Over 240,000 lifetime initiates & 14,000 undergraduate members
    • Official Colors: garnet & old gold
    • Official Flower: lily-of-the-valley
    • Magazine: Shield & Diamond
    • Largest average chapter size of any collegiate fraternity
    • #1 Intramural Sports Fraternity in the country
    • Ranked at the bottom of the top 10 fraternities in annual dues 

     

     

     

                                    

     

     

     

    The Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation

    • Provides funding to the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity & its chapters for Pike University leadership programs, academic scholarships & chapter house facilities
    • Grants $350,000 in scholarships and grants to undergraduate members each year
    • Owns & maintains the Pi Kappa Alpha Memorial Headquarters, which houses the Fraternity’s & Foundation’s 

     

     

     

    The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

    Memorial Head Quarters

    Memphis, TN 38125

     

    Groundbreaking ceremonies for this building were held in May of 1987, with construction completed in the summer of 1988. The Memorial Headquarters was officially dedicated in formal ceremonies conducted as part of the 1988 National Convention. The building is a war memorial dedicated to Pi Kappa Alpha members who gave their lives fighting for freedom. 

     

     

     

                                                       

     

    Pike University

    • North America's premier fraternal leadership program
    • Administers Pi Kappa Alpha's leadership & educational programming through various international and regional conferences throughout the year
    • Grants more than $100,000 in Pike University scholarships each year

     

     

     

     

     

    Prominent Pikes 

     

     

     

     

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